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Publikasi terakhir Rab, Nov 5, 2014
Zac Kerr has always been the odd one out in his society -- a place where luxury is unimaginable, intelligence is looked down upon, and curiosity is not encouraged.
But when leadership takes a drastic turn, friends are made, and love is found...everything changes.
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